The men's 3000 metres event at the 2000 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on February 25–27.
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Mark Carroll | Rui Silva | John Mayock |
First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7:54.09 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 7:54.86 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 7:55.10 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 7:55.46 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 7:56.21 | q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 7:56.47 | q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 7:56.76 | q, SB | |||
| 8 | 1 | 7:57.06 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 7:57.19 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 7:57.27 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 7:57.37 | Q | |||
| 12 | 1 | 7:57.54 | q | |||
| 13 | 1 | 8:03.81 | PB | |||
| 14 | 1 | 8:04.36 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 8:04.67 | ||||
| 16 | 2 | 8:04.78 | ||||
| 17 | 1 | 8:06.59 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 8:06.94 | PB | |||
| 19 | 1 | 8:07.41 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 8:13.31 | ||||
| 21 | 2 | 8:13.64 | ||||
| 1 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:49.24 | |||||
| 7:49.70 | |||||
| 7:49.97 | SB | ||||
| 4 | 7:49.99 | ||||
| 5 | 7:53.97 | SB | |||
| 6 | 7:55.37 | ||||
| 7 | 7:55.51 | ||||
| 8 | 7:56.13 | SB | |||
| 9 | 7:59.52 | ||||
| 10 | 7:59.60 | ||||
| 11 | 8:05.59 | ||||